A routine traffic stop turned into a car chase Thursday night. A 19-year-old Sterling Heights resident sped away when he realized he was being stopped. He fled southbound on Montcalm to Cass Avenue. At Wisner Road, the teen lost control and ran into a utility pole, officials report. He left the car and ran away from the area. Michigan State troopers also responded, found the teen and arrested him. The passenger in the car, a 19-year-old from Warren, was taken to McLaren Oakland Hospital by Star EMS emergency personnel for injuries she sustained in the accident. The driver has an outstanding felony warrant in Sterling Heights tied to drug and reckless driving charges. Officials say he also has past convictions for the sale of dangerous drugs, destruction of police property and assault on a police officer.

Suspects wanted after stabbing

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Oakland County Sheriff's deputies are looking for three men in connection to a stabbing early Friday morning on the 600 block of North Perry Road. A Hillman, Mich., man who was sleeping in his car behind an apartment building, told officials he was attacked by three men who tried to rob him. One of them used a rock to break his driver's side window. He told officials one of the men produced a knife and demanded money. He drove away, but was stabbed once in his left shoulder, he told deputies. After talking to the 45-year-old at McLaren Oakland Hospital, deputies went to the area where the attack took place, but could not find any suspects. A knife found in the man's vehicle was taken for evidence, and detectives continue to investigate the incident. Anyone with information is encouraged to call 248-858-4950.

Independence Township

Man punches clerk at 7-11

A man who was refused free food Friday morning at a local 7-11 convenience store reportedly punched a clerk and ran away, according to a media release from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. Sometime around 4 a.m., a white man in his early 20s with blonde hair allegedly entered the store and asked for free food, assaulted the clerk and ran. Deputies came to the store -- on the 7700 block of Sashabaw -- but a tracking dog could not pick up a scent. The man was wearing a long black T-shirt, black and red gym shorts and Nike shoes during the assault, authorities say.

OXFORD TWP.

Police looking into child neglect case

Detectives continue to investigate a suspected case of child neglect that was reported to Child Protective Services on Thursday afternoon. According to neighbors, a 4-year-old was found alone, locked out of a home. The child's mother arrived while deputies were at the home. She told them she'd only been gone 15 minutes, but further investigation revealed that the 34-year-old had actually left her child alone in an empty lot for more than three hours while she visited another home down the street. Child Protective Services directed the deputies to leave the child in the mother's custody, and they would continue the investigation. The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office will also review the case.

ROYAL OAK

Man charged for unlawful entry

A Royal Oak man has been arraigned after being suspected of climbing a pole to break into a local church. Paul Edward Murray, 45, was arraigned Friday in the 44th District Court, charged with unlawful entry into a building. Murray is suspected of breaking into the Good Shepherd Church on 814 N. Campbell Road. Police and firefighters found him hiding in a basement storage room. On Friday, Judge Derek Meinecke set Murray's bond at $5,000 cash or surety. A pretrial will be set for a later date, officials report.

-- Staff writer John Turk

WATERFORD TWP.

Man rescued after falling off boat

Waterford Township firefighters rescued a man who had fallen off a pontoon in the middle of Crescent Lake. Upon arrival around 7 p.m. Thursday, the crew of firefighters and paramedics found the man clinging to a buoy in the water. Two firefighters dressed in their water rescue suits, entered the water and place a rescue ring around the man. The three of them were able to get safely to shore. The man told firefighters that, after falling off the small boat, he tried swimming but his legs cramped up in the cold water. The victim was taken to the Fire Department to warm up and then released.